gydy

Middle English

Alternative forms

gidi
guidi, guydi (Southern)
gedy (Northern)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English gidiġ, gydiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *gudīg; compare god.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡidiː/, /ˈɡeːdiː/

Adjective

gydy (plural and weak singular gydie)

Demonically possessed or controlled.
Idiotic, unwise, ridiculous.
(rare, of animals) Crazed, out of control.
(rare) Dizzy, shaky.

Descendants

English: giddy
Scots: giddy

References

“gidī, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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